Non-refillable bottle.



L. S. STILES.

NON-REFILLABIJE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION rum) .TULY17, 1912.

1,084,826, Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

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NOMREFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 17, 1912. 1,084,826. Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

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NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

Application filed July 17, 1912. Serial No. 709,903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lruronn S. S'rmns, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, haveinvented an Improvement in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention has reference to non-refillable bottles and consists ofcertain improve ments which are fully set forth in the followingspecification and shown in the accompanying drawings which form a partthereof.

The obj ect of my invention is to provide a construction of bottle whichis non-refillable except by the bottler employing the bottles as a meansfor marketing his fluids; and this I accomplish by providing a bottlewhich cannot be filled through the neck and can only be filled throughan aperture which is subsequently permanently sealed.

My object is further to provide a construction in which the bottler maybreak the seal and after refilling the bottle, reseal it with a new sealcontaining his trade-mark to constitute a new original package, tothereby save waste of the bottle parts.

My object is also to provide a. construction in which the quantity ofliquid to be poured oil may be automatically measured.

My invention consists of an outer bottle case having a neck portion andan open bottom, combined with a permanent liquid seal to close thebottom, and an inner containing vessel for the fluid, substantiallyfilling the space within the outer bottle case and so formed that only agiven amount of the fluid can be poured oil at any one time and whichfurther will resist any attempt to fill it by pouring fluid in at theneck of the bottle; further in forming the inner container as a pivotedvessel having an outlet at the bottom which automatically air sealsitself as soon as a definite amount of liquid passes therefrom into theouter bottle case from which it may be poured in the usual manner.

My invention also comprehends details of construction which, togetherwith the features above set forth, will be better understood byreference to the drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a nonrefillable bottle embodying myinvention; Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same on line :I/*l Fig. 3 isa cross section of the same on line a:w; Fig. l is a vertical sectioncorresponding to Fi 1, showing a modification of my invention; and Fig.5 is a cross section of the same on line 8-8.

2 is the body of the outer bottle case and is provided with the openneck 3 which may be temporarily sealed with a cork 4- as in any ordinarybottle. The bottom or base portion 5 is open for the full interiordiameter of the body 2 and may have the annular stepped portions 6 and 8and the annular groove 7. This open bottom of the body 2 may bepermanently sealed by a disk plug 9 which has a flange 10 that restsagainst the stepped portion 8 of the body and said plug is providedfurther with an annular shoulder 11. between which and the shoulder 6 onthe body 2 a rubber packing or gasket 13 is com pressed to make a liquidtight joint. The plug is locked in position by the locking segments l lpressed outward by the springs 15, said segments and springs beingarranged in the annular groove 12 in the plug and the segments engagingthe annular groove 7 in the base 5 of the body 2. When the plug has beensecured to the body 2, it is permanently retained in position by thelocking segments and cannot be removed without breaking it into pieces.The pltw 9 may be provided with the name and trademark of the bottlerand as these plugs are only in his possession, the retailer cannotsecure additional plugs for replacement. \Vhen it is not desired toreuse the body and its container 22, the lower portion of the body maybe made so frail that it would break if attempt were made to break theplug for removal and replacement. The general construction of thissealed bottom may be made in any other suitable manner if so desired, asmy invention is only concerned with the provision of a hermeticallysealed bottom of approximately the full internal diameter of the body.

The interior of the body 2 is provided with a container vessel 22 inwhich the fluid is to be placed for later dispensing. This container isprovided at top with a pivot 2st and at the bottom with a pivot 25, thelatter being centered as a step in a socket hearing 10 in the plug 1).The top pivot 24: is journaled in the part 21. which is fastened in thelower part of the neck 3 of the body. This part is formed with anirregular passage for the outflow of the fluid. As shown, the fluidpasses through the apertures 20 into a chamber 17, then through thenozzle 19, thence backward and then through the apertures 18 into theneck. These apertures 18 and 20 are out of alinement with aperture 19,and further the said apertures 18 and 20 are separated by the conicaldiaphragm, so that no wire can be inserted through the neck to tamperwith the container. This means for preventing the insertion of a wire,while permitting free outward flow of the fluid, may be made in anyother suitable manner, so long as it accomplishes this purpose, and Itherefore do not restrict myself to the details shown. In fact, thisdevice may be solely for use as a pivot, and whatever form it may be in,it may be made of metal or vitreous material.

Referring more specifically to the container, it is a cylindrical bodyand preferably so weighted that the side 23 will go to the bottom if thebottle be turned on its side. Near the bottom of the container is adiaphragm 26 having an aperture 27 close to one side. This apertureopens into a lateral passage 28 having an inclined floor 29, saidpassage extending transversely under the diaphragm and opening at itslarger end to the side of the container opposite to where the aperture27 is located.

As shown, there is a small clearance space 30 between the container 22and the body 2, and there is also a small space between the bottom ofthe container and the plug 9. The amount of these spaces is importantfor reasons, later to be referred to.

Assuming that the container 22 has been filled with whisky before beingplaced in the bottle; the body 2 is inverted and the invert ed containeris placed in the body with the pivots 2 1: engaging the bearing 21. Theplug 9 is then pushed down into position and locked by the segments 14:.If the neck 3 has been corked, the bottle is then ready for the market.-lVhen the bottle is turned right side up, as in Fig. 1, a quantity ofwhisky will run through the aperture 27 and through the passage 28,while air passes along the under side of the diaphragm 26 and throughthe aperture 27 into the container. This continues until the whiskyrises to the level of the diaphragm 26, as indicated at 31 and then, asno more air can enter the container, no more whisky will flow out. Theamount of whisky out of the container is equal to what would be sold asone drink. This may be any quantity desired by providing the necessaryspace Within the bottle body and outside of the container below thediaphragm 26. If this measured quantity of whisky be poured off throughthe neck 3 and the bottle be set upright again, a second measuredquantity will be provided, and so on until the container is empty.

By making the lower part of the container of darker or opaque glass andthe outer body of clear glass, the purchaser may see that the bottlecontains the right amount of liquor. If the liquor in the space 30stands materially above the point 31, the purchaser may assume that theretailer has poured into the neck of the bottle a little of other whiskyand would refuse to purchase. However, as only approximately oneadditional drink could be introduced in this way, such practice wouldnot be resorted to as it would be easily detected and unprofitable. Thereason why the container cannot be filled through the neck is that theair cannot escape therefrom and consequently no liquid can be made toenter. The container can only be filled when out of the bottle body andinverted.

If the bottle be laid on its side, the weighted side 23 of the containercauses it to rotate to bring the aperture 27 at the bottom and the openend of the passage 28 at the top. It is manifest that when in thisposition no air can enter the aperture 27 and consequently no liquor canflow out. Likewise, none could be made to flow in. It will be seen thatthis bottle is in all material respects non-refillable by anymanipulation and could only be used over again by the bottler breakingout the plug, and after refilling, inserting a new plug, in which caseit would constitute an original package.

IVhile I have shown in Fig. 1 the weighted part 23 of the container 22on the same side as the aperture 27, it may be put upon the oppositeside of the container, as shown in Fig. 4, as in this case the weightedpart 23 coming at the bottom when the bottle is placed on its side makesthe container 22 hold the liquor just as it would be held by any vesselas the aperture 27 will in this case come at the top. In this case, theair sealing of the aperture 27 is not necessary for it will be sealed atthe bottom of the passage 28 instead, and this will prevent the liquorwhich is above the lower edge of the aperture 27 from flowing out of thecontainer, except to the extentnecessary to fill the passage 28. In thiscase the liquor is retained both by the air sealing and the bringing ofthe aperture 27 to the highest position. The air sealing is important,because if it were not for this provision, some liquor might be passedthrough the neck 3 and worked, by manipulation of the bottle,

into the container.

In Fig. 4 I have also shown the body part- 2 sealed at the upper or neckportion instead of at the bottom as this sealing will permit theinsertion of the container just as well, though in this case it will beinserted from below instead of from above when the body is inverted. Inthis case, the bottom of the body 2 is closed and in one piece with thesides, and the tops of the sides are channeled at the top. The neck 3 isflanged at the hottom to form a closure 9 to the top of the body, theperimeter thereof fitting the channel and cemented therein.

I have shown my invention in the form which I prefer, but I do notrestrict myself to the shape or details of the parts, as these may bemodified in various ways without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination of a cylindrical bodyhaving a neck at one end and a sealed aperture at the bottom, with acylindrical container for fluid loosely fitting the interior of the bodyand free to rotate about a longitudinal axis through the body andweighted on one side to cause rotation of the container relatively tothe body and provided with a chamber closed on the end next to the neckof the body and having a bottom at a distance from the sealed bottom ofthe body provided with a constantly open passage through which fluid mayflow from the container and air may flow into the container until awater seal is provided, said passage arranged to be turned by the actionof the weighted side of the container so as to be water sealed when thebottle is turned on its side.

2. In a non-refillable bottle, a body having a neck and a sealedaperture approximately of a diameter equal to that of the body, combinedwith a container vessel separate from the body but pivoted therein on alongitudinal axis through the neck and body and approximately fittingthe interior space of the body and forming a normally inverted closedchamber provided with a liquid sealed outlet at the bottom.

3. In a non-refillable bottle, a body having a neck and a sealedaperture approximately of a diameter equal to that of the body, combinedwith a container vessel separate from the body but pivoted therein on alongitudinal axis in the direction of the length of the body andweighted on one side so as to remain stationary when the bottle turnedon its side is rotated and said container approximately fitting theinterior space of the body and forming a normally inverted closedchamber provided with a liquid sealed outlet at the bottom.

4;. In a non-refillable bottle, a body part having a neck, combined witha hermetically sealed plug for the bottom, a container for fluid looselysupported in the body so as to be relatively rotatable on an axislongitudinally through the neck and the plug, said container weighted onone side and forming a normally inverted closed chamber provided with aliquid sealed outlet at its lowest part.

5. In a non-refillable bottle, a body part having a neck, combined witha hermetically sealed plug for the bottom, a container for fluidweighted on one side and loosely pivoted in the body adjacent to theneck and in the plug, said container providing a normally invertedclosed chamber having a liquid sealed outlet at the lowest partcomprising a transverse passage extending across more than one-half thebottom of the container and opening into the chamber of the container.

6. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination of a bottle body having aneck at its top, with a container for fluid weighted at one side andloosely fitting the interior of the body and free to rotate about anaxis longitudinally of the length of the bottle, said container providedwith a chamber closed on the end next to the neck of the body and havinga diaphragm bottom at a distance from the bottom of the bottle bodyprovided with an aperture through which fluid may flow from thecontainer and air may flow into the container until a water seal isprovided to prevent further inflow of air, said aperture being arrangedrelatively close to the weighted side of the container so as to come tothe bottom when the bottle is turned on its side.

7. In a non-refillable bottle, a bottle body having a neck at the topand provided with means to permit the free outflow of liquid but preventthe insertion of a wire, combined with a container for fluid weighted atone side loosely fitting the interior of the body and free to rotateabout an axis longitudinally of the length of the bottle and providedwith a chamber closed on the end next to the neck of the body and havingits bottom portion adjacent to the bottom of the bottle body providedwith a transverse discharge passage having an aperture through whichfluid may flow from the container into the passage and also throughwhich air may flow into the container until a water seal is provided,said passage opening into the bottle body and having its lower or bottompart inclined.

In testimony of which invention, I hereunto set my hand.

Witnesses OTTO J. AUMULLER, EDWARD E. CA'rrnLL.

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